Climate anxiety and the kid question : deciding whether to have children in an uncertain future / Jade S. Sasser.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Sasser, Jade, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Human reproduction--Moral and ethical aspects.

Human reproduction.

Population--Environmental aspects.

Population.

Climatic changes.

climate change.

Physical Description:

xvii, 170 pages ; 22 cm

Place of Publication:

Oakland, California : University of California Press, [2024]

Summary:

"Climate Anxiety and the Kid Question looks at how environmental emotions influence whether, when, and why people today decide to become parents--or not. Jade S. Sasser argues that we can and should continue to create the families we desire, but that doing so equitably requires deep commitment to social, reproductive, and climate justice. This book presents original research, drawing from in-depth interviews and national survey results that analyze the role of race in environmental emotions and the reproductive plans young people are making as a result. Sasser concludes that climate emotions, climate justice, and reproductive justice are inseparable, and that culturally appropriate mental and emotional health services are a necessary precondition to ensure climate justice for vulnerable communities"--Page 4 of cover.

Contents:

Introduction : no future for us

Chlidfree nation

Can we still have babies?

The kids are not alright

The kid question is unjust

The personal is political

Reproductive resistance in public

Conclusion : no climate justice without climate emotions.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780520393820

0520393821

OCLC:

1402161987